MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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