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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
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