MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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