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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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