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
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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