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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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