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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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