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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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