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
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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