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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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