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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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