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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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