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.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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