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
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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