MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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