MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning enable
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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