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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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