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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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