MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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