MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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