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
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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