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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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