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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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