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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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