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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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