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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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