MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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