MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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