MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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