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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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