MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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