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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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