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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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