MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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