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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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