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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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