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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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