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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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