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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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