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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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