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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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