MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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