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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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