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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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