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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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