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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews 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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