MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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