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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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