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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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