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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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