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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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