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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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