MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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