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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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