MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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