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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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