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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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