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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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