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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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