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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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