MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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