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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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