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.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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