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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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