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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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