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.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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