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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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