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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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