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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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