MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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