MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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