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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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