MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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