MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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