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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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