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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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