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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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