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
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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