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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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