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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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