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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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