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.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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