MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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