MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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