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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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