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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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