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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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