MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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