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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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