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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important 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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