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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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