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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Aruba to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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