MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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