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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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