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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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