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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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