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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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