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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates 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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