MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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