MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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