MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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