MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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