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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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