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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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