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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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