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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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