MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important 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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