MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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