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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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