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.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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