MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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