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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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