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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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