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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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