MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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