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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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