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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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