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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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