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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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