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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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