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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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