MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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