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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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