MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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