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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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