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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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