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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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