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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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