MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
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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