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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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