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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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