MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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