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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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