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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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