MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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