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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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