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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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