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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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