MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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