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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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