MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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