MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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