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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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