MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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