MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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