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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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