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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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