MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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