MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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