MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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