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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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