MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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