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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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