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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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