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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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