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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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