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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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