MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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