MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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