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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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