MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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