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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online education make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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