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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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