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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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