MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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