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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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