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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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