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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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