MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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