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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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