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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
most important 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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