MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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