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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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