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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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