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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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