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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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