MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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