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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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