MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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