MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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