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.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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