MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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