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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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