MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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