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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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