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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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