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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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