MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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