MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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