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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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