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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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