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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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