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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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