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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major 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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