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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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