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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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