MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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