MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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