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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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