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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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