MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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