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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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