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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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