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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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