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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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