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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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