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.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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