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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning enable
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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