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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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