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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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