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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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