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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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