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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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