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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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