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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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