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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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