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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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