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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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