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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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