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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important 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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