MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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