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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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