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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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