MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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