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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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