MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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