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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Romania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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