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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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