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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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