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.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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