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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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