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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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