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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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