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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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