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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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