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
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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