MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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