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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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