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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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