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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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