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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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