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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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