MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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