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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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