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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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