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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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