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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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