MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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