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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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