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 Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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