MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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