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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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