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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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