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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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