MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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