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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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