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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key 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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