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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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