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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
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