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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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