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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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