MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring 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 addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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