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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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