MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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