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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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