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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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