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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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