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
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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