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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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