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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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