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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
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 online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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