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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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