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.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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