MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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