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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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