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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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