MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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