MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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