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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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