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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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