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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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