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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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