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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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