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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
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