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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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