MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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