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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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