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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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