MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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