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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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