MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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