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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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