MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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