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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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