MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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