MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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