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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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