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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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