MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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