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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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