MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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