MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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