MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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