MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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