MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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