MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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