MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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