MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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