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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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