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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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