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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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