MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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