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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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