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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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