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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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