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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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