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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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