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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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