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.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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