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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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