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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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