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
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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