MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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