MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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