MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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