MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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