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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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