MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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