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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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