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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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