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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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