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.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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