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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses 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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