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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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