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
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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