MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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