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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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