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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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