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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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