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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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