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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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