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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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