MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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