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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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