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.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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