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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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