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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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