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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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