MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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