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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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