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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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