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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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