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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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