MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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