MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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