MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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