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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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