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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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