MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes 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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