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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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