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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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