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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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