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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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