MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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