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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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