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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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