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 Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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