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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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