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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Benin to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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