MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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