MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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