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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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