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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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