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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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