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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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