MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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