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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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