MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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