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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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