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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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