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.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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