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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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