MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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