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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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