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 is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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