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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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