MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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