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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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