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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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