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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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