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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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