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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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