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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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