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.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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