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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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