MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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