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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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