MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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