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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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