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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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