MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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