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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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