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
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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