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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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