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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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