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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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