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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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