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.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews 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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