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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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