MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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