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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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