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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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