MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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