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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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