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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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