MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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