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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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