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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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