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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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