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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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