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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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