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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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