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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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