MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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