MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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