MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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