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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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