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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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