MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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