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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
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 several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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