MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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