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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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