MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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