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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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