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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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