MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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