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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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