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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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