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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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