MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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