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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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