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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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