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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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