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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers 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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