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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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