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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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