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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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