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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Macau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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