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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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