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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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