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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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