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
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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