MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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