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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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