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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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