MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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