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
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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