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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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