MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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