MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major 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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