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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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