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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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