MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning enable
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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