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.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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