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.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
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