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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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