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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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