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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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