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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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