MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key 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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