MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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