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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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