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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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