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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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