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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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