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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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