MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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