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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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