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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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