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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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