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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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