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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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