MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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