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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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