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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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