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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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