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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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