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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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