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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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