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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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