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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
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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