MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
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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