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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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