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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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