MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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