MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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