MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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