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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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