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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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