MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new 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 examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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