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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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