MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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