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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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