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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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