MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
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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