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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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