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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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