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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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