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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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