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
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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