MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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