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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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